4 more reasons to love Anna Kendrick

From Bella’s slightly needy friend in Twilight(we know, we wanted Edward, aka Robert Pattinson, to fall for us too), to the incredible Up in the Air opposite George Clooney, she’s been quietly impressing us for years. But Anna Kendrick is starting 2015 with a bang.

We knew she could sing, there was that Kenndy Centre Honors performance after all. And then there was the cups singing phenomenon of ‘When I’m Gone’ from Pitch Perfect, which has had more than 168 million YouTube views to date. What we hear you say? You haven’t seen it? Oh go on then…

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And for 2015 she took it up a notch, with not one, but three musicals. And somehow, as always with Kendrick, she makes them all seem just a little bit cool. Not convinced? Please, carry on reading.

Into the Woods
In January there was the epic Disney production of the Broadway show, which followed Cinderella (Anna Kendrick), The Baker (James Corden) and his wife (Emily Blunt), and the wicked witch (Meryl Streep) as they all journey through the woods. Think magic, camp princes and some serious costumes. Plus, when we met up with her, she was hilarious...

The Last Five Years
Based on the Off-Broadway hit from Jason Robert Brown, it tells the story of Jamie Wellerstein (Jeremy Jordan) and Cathy Hiatt's (Anna Kendrick) tumultuous relationship, through the medium of song of course. But it’s much more than that. Firstly there’s the tricky timeline, Cathy is telling her story backwards, while Jamie starts at the beginning. Still keeping up? It also features epic vocals from Kendrick in what might be her most interesting role yet.

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Pitch Perfect 2
It was the prequel Pitch Perfect that first confirmed our love for Kendrick (see the cups song above), not to mention an incredible rap to ‘No Diggity’ (genius) and an impressive rendition of ‘Titanium’ in the showers (kind of beautiful). And when the trailer for the next installment showcases Kendrick’s sweet voice singing ‘When I'm Gone’ once again, this time around a campfire, you know you’re in for a treat.

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She's an author
Yes, she's just signed a deal with Touchstone to release a book of funny personal essays. Oh, and she also gave the best announcement...

'I’m excited to publish my first book, and because I get uncomfortable when people have high expectations, I’d like to use this opportunity to showcase my ineptitude, pettiness, and the frequency with which I embarrass myself. And while many of my female inspirations who have become authors are incredibly well-educated and accomplished comedy writers, I’m very, very funny on Twitter, according to BuzzFeed and my mom, so I feel like this is a great idea. Quick question: are run-on sentences still frowned upon? Wait, is ending a sentence with a preposition still frowned upon? I mean, upon frowned? Dammit!'

Can’t wait? Follow Kendrick immediately on Twitter for hilarious snippets and far too much honesty. Here’s just one (of many) that we love. You're welcome.

For someone with such an intense need to be liked you'd think I would have figured out how to be less of an asshole.

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